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Word to the wise

Took a trip to arkansas last week. Stopped in Birmingham and while staying in the hotel had every bit of hunting gear stolen. Guns, cameras, computers, blind bags and all. Re grouped at MackS and had an ok trip after all that crap. Donít ever leave your gear in the truck!

There are thieves who target just folks like yourself, fishermen too. Park your boat at the restaurant for breakfast on the way to the lake and you may not have any gear when you come out. Happened to 3 people I know up this way.

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and Prosperous by letting the US Government Officials take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian."
Henry Ford

"We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive. "-Aldo Leopold

around here you can't go to Lowe's or Home Depot and leave anything, the vultures are circling. Yet people still do. The movie theater is always listed in the entering auto portion of the Police Reports, yet women still leave their purses in plain sight.

I am considering taking the tool box out of my little truck that I take to shoots. It will keep us from backing into spots we can see from inside or finding somewhere else that we can see.

That really sucks!!! Same thing happens at the lakes while fishing. And they are not content to just steal your stuff. MY BIL
lost everything out of his truck and while they were at it they crushed the bearing buddies on the boat trailer and slashed his tires. Sorry turds cleaned me out at the Rose Hill boat ramp years ago while parked during a deer hunt. The only thing I leave in my truck now during hunting season is stuff I'm willing to sacrifice, cheap ice chests (no Yetis for me) and soft gun cases unzipped and folded in half in plain view.!!

I always bring my gear in - but try this one on for size: I was driving back from SD where I did a bunch of duck and pheasant hunting. I was driving back, and around hour 18 I was having a hard time seeing the road. I pulled off in College Town, PA (or something similar) around 2:15am so I could get some shut eye. I gassed up at the truck stop, and there was no spots for me to park. I decided to go sleep in my truck at the attached motel - a Motel 6. If you've ever slept in a hotel parking lot - you know hotel/motels really hate this. Anyway - i fall to sleep almost immediately and wake up about 10 minutes later to a bunch of ruckus in the parking lot. I have tinted windows, it was raining, so I know anyone couldn't see me. I watched a bunch of smash and grabs going on in the lot. They left, and I left shortly afterwards. As I pulled out, the truck across from me had a nice window smash that wasn't there 15 minutes earlier. I think the only thing that saved me was they must of saw me pull in.

And all I could do was wish for national reciprocity. I would of been far more comfortable with a loaded truck, dog, and personal safety If I could of been packing. I consider myself lucky.